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A 35-year-old man killed in an Echo Park shooting was positively identified Friday.

The shooting occurred at 9:10 p.m. Sunday outside an apartment building at 1126 White Knoll Drive, adjacent to Dodger Stadium, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman.

The victim was shot by a male suspect who fled the scene in a vehicle, she said.

The man taken to a hospital by ambulance, where he died from gunshot wounds was identified as Michael Ortega. His city of residence was not available.

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